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Oct. 6, 1925. 1,556,563

-J.A,THORBURN Y DEVICE' FOR APPLYING POLISHNG MATERIALS Filed April 24, 1922l l ,in

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HTTORNEY Patented ct. 1925.

5 *UNiTED STATES PfrrzN'rv OFFICE.`

JOHN A. rHoRBjmN, or Noawoon, 01110-, Assuntorev To RAY THORBURN, or HAMILTON COUNTY, omo.

DEVIC FOR. APPLYINGPOLISHING MATERIALS.

Appli-cation mea April 21, leze. serial No.

To all whom t may camera: Be it known that I, JOHN A. THORBURN, a citizen of the\ United States, *residing at Norwood,j in the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Devices for Applying Polishing Materials, of which the following is a specification.v "This invention relates to that class Aof polishing devices or apparatus, which are :j formedl of a body part, usually a` container which vholds wax preparations, and connected means for forcing the wax prepara- `tions out of said container. e.

Onelof the features of my invention consists in providing a screw. threadedmshaft or rod which passes through the wax container' and is stepped in the` bottom thereof,

in combination with an upwardly and downwardly moving platen or pressure platefor forcing the wax contents through the per" forated container' bottom; the screw shaft passing through the top of the container and having ythe handle pivotally connected thereto lat its extremity; the turning of the handle in a circular or in the arc of a circle presses the wax in the container through its perforated bottom onto the material or pad to receive-the wax., y

Another featurel of my in veytion enables me to remove the screw, platen, lid and handle as one unit out of the container.

Another feature consists in making the container, its base and retaining walls' for the wax pads or material, integral.

@ther features consist in `unique and simple means for holding and locking waxing pads and cloths in position.

.In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification:

Fig. 1, is a plan view showing part of. the container in section, part of the lid removed, and the handle partly broken away,

Fig. 2, is a section 4on' the line 2 2, of Fig. 1, showing the waxing cloths in position,

Fig. 3,is a front view, the handle shown in section, and v Fig. 4, is a section on line 2 2, of Fig. 1, the handle being omitted and the base broken away at each end, the waxing cloths also being omitted. D

The wax holder, receptacle or container, is marked 1, its base 2 andv a wall 3 surrounds swung up,

said base, all said parts being made of one casting and integral; said parts may, however, `be made separately or otherwise formed; theI form I show being preferred.

The container is covered by a lid or .cover 4,held in closed position by the wing nuts 5. In the container 1,' I place a platen or pressure plate 6, which can be moved up and down on screw sha`ft`r rod 7`, revolving inand'held in alignment or centered in a step 8. Atthe top of screw shaft 7, I place a fork or bifurcated part 9, into which a handle housingA 10 is pivotally 'connected at 12, the handle part 13 being connected into the handle housing or socket 10; thus the handleis enabled to swing. The screw 7 passes up throughl the Icover 4 and isv held against displacement by the pin 14. These parts may be connected together in any other manner found eiiicient and prac- Y ticable.

The waxing cloths are placed over the mouth of the container and its frame.

Generally two cloths, pads, or other materials are -used for waxing and'polishing the floor, any system of using said pads or cloths is discretionary with the useror operator.

In the present instance, I illustrate two pads or cloths and the manner of fastening them. For example 15 is a waxing cloth which'passes over the entire face of the" device and up over the top of the wall 3 all around, and is held in position by the retaining band 16 which passes around the wall 3, and at the front side of the device is connected up by a latch 17; if it is desired to take off said cloth 15, the latch 17 isl loosened and the cloth can be very readily removed.

The other padv which may be called a polishing cloth or pad, which is used after the wax has been applied is marked 18, and this cloth extends over the facel of the device and is connected onlyl at each end through the agency of the U-shaped clamping 'arms 19; said clamping arms are pivotally connected at points 20, so that they can be 'to place on or vtake off the cloth 18,.or swung down to hold it tightly in position.

The `wax in the container 1 is designated by character 21. In Fig. 4 I show a sponge 22 which may hold the wax or waxing fluid.

i tainer are marked 23 and may the 21 in the container 1, and force it outv of the perforations 23 onto the pad, and, by turning the handle 13 in an opposite direction the platen 6 will move upwardly; a similar operation will result if the sponge 22'is used,

except the wax iiuid will be pressed out of the sponge; the result, however, will be the same. v

It will be readily observed that my device `is simple, compact, efficient, and possesses great utility.

It will not readily` get out of order and is of a erma'nent and standard character. Whi e I have set `forth one spec'ic means for carrying my invention into effect, it will be understood'that the same is capableof some modificationl and thatv such modiica` tions will stillfall within the scope -of this specification and the appended claims.

What -I claimas new and my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a deviceof the character described, a base provided with an upwardly extending receptacle having, aperforated bottom, 4a

screw having its lower end rotatable in the bottom of the receptacle and having its-u per end rotatablymounted in the top' of t ev receptacle, a piston threaded to the screw *fand arranged in the'receptacle for iiorcinv 'waxing material through the perforate bottom, 'a 'pad 'connected tothe base andadapted to receive waxing material from the receptacle, and a handle pivotally connected directly to the' upper end of said screw. said handle being rotatable about` the axis of the screw for' operating'said piston and to permit the handle to extend in different directions from the base, saidV handle beingv also rotatable about the axis of the pivot.

2. In a device of the character described,I

perforated .bottom and a removable cap, a screw rotatably connected lto the top, means for preventing, the screw from moving axially relativelyto th ftopa piston arranged in the .receptacle and `threaded on-said screw for forcing Waxing material out of the re' ceptacle, a pivot pin arranged at, the upper Ya base provided with a receptacle having a Aend of said screw and havingits-axis horizontallydisposed and intersecting the axis of the screw a handle pivotally connected directly to said pin and capable of movement :about the axis of the screw and about the axis of the pin, said handle, top, screw and piston being detachable asa unit from the A* receptacle, and 'awaxing pad secured to the`. base-and adapted' to receive waxirg material from the receptacle.

cluding avbase having -an annular ridge on its upper side, a waxing pad stretched across the underside ofthe base and having its edge engaging saidridge, an annular clamp; ing'member securing the pad to the ridge,

mentioned pad and having its ends passing locking bails arranged to clamp the endsofr1 a perforated bottom, atop for said rece tacle, a Iscrew rotatable in said top and bottom, a piston arranged in the receptacle and threaded on the screw,

of the screw.

In testimony whereof, I aix myv .signa-'d ture at CinclnnatLIOhio, this20th dayof 9 April. 1922.

v, JOHNA. THORBURN.v

'zo' 3. A device of the y'character described in-V .a secondpad stretched beneath the first over the ends of the ridge, pivotally mounted 80 thesecond pad against said ridge, a tubulaifg, receptacle integral with the base/and having and an operating handle directly connected' to the upper end 

